honey

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhʌni/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhʌni/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hunē)

Inflections of 'honey' (n): npl: honeys
Inflections of 'honey' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
honeys
v 3rd person singular
honeying
v pres p
honeyed
v past
honied
v past
honeyed
v past p
honied
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
honey n (sweet fluid made by bees)miel nf
 I can't believe that bees make honey and we eat it.
 No puedo creer que las abejas fabriquen la miel y nosotros nos la comamos.
honey interj informal, figurative (term of endearment)cariño interj
  cielo interj
 Can you get that box for me, honey?
 ¿Puedes pasarme esa caja, cariño?
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
honey n (flower nectar)néctar nm
 The hummingbird loves the honey of the bee balm plant.
 Al colibrí le encanta el néctar de la bergamota silvestre.
honey n figurative, poetic ([sth] sweet)dulzura nf
 The honey of her kiss was a delight.
 La dulzura de su beso fue una delicia.
honey n US, figurative, colloquial (something of fine quality)maravilla nf
  (coloquial)chulada nf
  (ES, coloquial)gozada nf
 That is a honey of a new car you've got there.
 Es una maravilla de coche ese que tienes.
 Es una chulada de coche ese que tienes.
 ¡Vaya gozada de coche que tienes!
honey n as adj (made with honey)de miel loc adj
 We love to eat honey cakes.
 Nos encanta comer pasteles de miel.
honey n as adj (for or of honey)de la miel loc adj
 We keep it in the honey jar, of course.
 La guardamos en el tarro de la miel, por supuesto.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
black locust,
honey locust,
three-thorned acacia
n
(tree) (árbol)falsa acacia loc nom f
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. Las abejas producen una miel muy buena de las flores de la falsa acacia, una miel muy buena.
honey bear,
sun bear,
Malay bear
n
(animal: Asian mammal)oso malayo nm + adj
honey bee n (honey-producing flying insect)abeja melífera nf
 A mysterious "Colony Collapse Syndrome" is causing honey bees to vanish worldwide.
honey blond,
honey blonde
n
(golden hair color)rubio miel loc nom m
Note: Usually "honey blonde" in the UK, but also "honey blond" for a man or boy
honey blond,
honey blonde
n
(golden-haired person)rubio miel, rubia miel loc nm, loc nf
Note: "Honey blonde" in the UK for a woman or girl
honey blond,
honey-blond,
honey blonde,
honey-blonde
adj
(hair: golden)rubio miel loc adj
Note: Usually "honey blonde" in the UK, but also "honey blond" for a man or boy. A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun.
honey blond,
honey-blond,
honey blonde,
honey-blonde
adj
(person: with golden hair)rubio miel loc adj
Note: Usually "honey blonde" in the UK, but also "honey blond" for a man or boy. A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun.
honey color (US),
honey colour (UK)
n
(golden hue)color miel nm + adj
honey-color,
honey-colored (US),
honey-colour,
honey-coloured (UK)
adj
(golden)color miel loc adj
  dorado/a adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun
 Her honey-color eyes sparkled in the sunlight.
 Sus ojos color miel brillaban a la luz del sol.
honey eater,
honeyeater
n
(bird)melifágido nm
honey trap n figurative (entrapment through seduction)trampa de seducción nf + loc adj
 The politician was flattered by the young woman's attentions, but it was a honey trap to blackmail him.
honey trap n figurative (seduction to gain information)seducir a alguien para obtener información loc verb
 An attractive female spy was sent as a honey trap to get the foreign diplomat to reveal his country's secrets.
honey wagon n (truck that carries manure)camión que transporta estiércol nm + loc adj
honey wagon n (manure spreader)camión esparcidor de abono nm + loc adj
honey wagon n (mobile toilets)camión de baños móviles nm + loc adj
honeybun,
honey-bun
n
(sweet pastry)pastel de miel loc nom m
honeybun,
honey-bun,
honey bun,
honeybunch
n
US, informal (address: sweetheart) (ES, informal, apelativo cariñoso)cielito n común
  (ES, informal, apelativo cariñoso)cariñito n común
kinkajou,
honey bear,
potto
n
(rainforest mammal, American)kinkajú nm
  cuchumbí nm
land of milk and honey n (Biblical: Promised Land) (Biblia)tierra de promisión loc nom f
  tierra prometida loc nom f
  (Biblia)tierra que mana leche y miel expr
land of milk and honey n figurative (place of prosperity and fertility) (figurado)tierra prometida grupo nom
 A lot of Europeans migrated to the USA in the 19th century believing it to be a land of milk and honey.
 Muchos europeos emigraron a los Estados Unidos en el siglo XIX creyendo que era la tierra prometida.
ratel,
honey badger
n
(mammal of Africa and Asia)ratel nm
  tejón de la miel loc nom m
  tejón melero loc nom m
sloth bear,
honey bear
n
(animal)oso perezoso loc nom m
  oso labiado loc nom m
sticky bun,
honey bun
n
(sweet bun)bollo de miel nm + loc adj
  pan de miel nm + loc adj
sweet as honey adj (very sugary)dulce como la miel loc adj
 These cupcakes are as sweet as honey!
 ¡Estas magdalenas son dulces como la miel!
sweet as honey adj figurative (adorable, very cute) (figurado)dulce como la miel loc adj
 Your innocent face was as sweet as honey the very first time I met you.
 La primera vez que te vi, tu cara inocente me pareció dulce como la miel.
white melilot,
white sweet clover,
honey clover
n
(flowering plant)trébol de color blanco loc nom m
  meliloto blanco loc nom m
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Collocations: [sweet, raw, processed, acacia, runny, set] honey, stung by a honey bee, put honey in your tea, more...

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